Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-28

LIZ TIE desst OF
mother Of Ben "a
attorney, one OF iss.
passed ewcy. Surro Rio Grande Wa
She passed peaceiplf 4 the switch TO
long ltseie Texas and Pacific
The Ut Worth ana Denver is pushing
work on its depot at Clarendon, which
will he the end OF passenger and freight
division and The terminus for some time
to come. Clarendon is 276 miles from
Fort Worth. and promises to be live
CITY. Trains will run to Clarendon some
time IL September.
John T. SIayDe OF The st. Louis, Ar
kansas and Texas rigst OF way COMMIT
Zee. said last night maps of the lire in
Dsllss county had not been received yes
tertiav, and that on Tuesday the commit
tee would take the field. 1t will take
about Sl5, 600 to buy tie land required,
this sum being in addition to what has
been raid out in rarrent COUNT.
II comes from high suthority IN Texas
and Pacific circles that arrangements sTe
now under wSy to make the TransConti-
mental division OF the Texas and Pacific
between Texsrksna and Fort Worth the
rnsin line for ST. Louis business, con-
Meeting at Fort Worth with all lines be-
tween Fort Worth, Marshall. Jefferson
and Texsrkana, which will start from and
stop here II is well known that the
Trauscontinental is several miles shorter
than the other route and With Fort " orth
has many mere important cities along its
track Than the line 20 Marshall. This
], 40 sc Ccid tn lotto
Der and possibly sooner.
The programme Tor the excursion to
Granbury to-dsy is for the train to leave
the Union depot 81 10 o'clocka. n. sharp,
and Will return SO as to arrive ct Fort
WORTH st $50 in the evening. Dime:
viii be eaten st Granbury, and sufficient
re-, time will be given TO see the beautiful
banks Of the Brazos and the finest
railroad bridge in Texas. The fare
Cor the round trip has beer
fixed ST 81 60, and tickets
are 10 be had on the train, The good
people Of Granbury expect to see largs
number OF our people and get acquainted
with them and will return the visit enc
week from to-day Three coaches, g
least, will go down, and Captain Scully
the veteran conductor, will see 10 ths
comfort of his passengers.
The Sauta Anns News 10 speaking o
the Fort Worth end Rio Grsnde very
pleasantly says: ga crest deal has beel
written and said about the route TO ht
taken by the Fort Worth and Rio GrandC
Railway in its extension from Fort WORT
westward. Brownwood clsims that she
is certain TO secure the road. Coleman
claims that the road csn be built by thai
town to lis objective point much cheaper
than ever any ether part Of the country
Some considerable amount of wild specu
lstion has been INDUCED il as to the f..
ture OF the town or county that is 81
fortunate SIS to secure this road. We would
Ike Tor this matter TO DE settled a once
tor ell time 10 come, SO that the people may
know what TO expect in the future as Il
the development Of this western country
Santa Anna is not at all selfish in THU
matter and cur people are willing TO Sc,
either Coleman or Brentwood favored. Ii
the event, however, that they get into
: Z, squabble and cannot settle their differ
ences without a row, Santa Anna is will
ing to hcel the breach by Offering hersel
as a sacrifice which We think would be
happy compromise of existing troubles
Santa Anna has an immense amount Q
pride, and very great opinion of herself
But at the same time we ara not at q